I started playing last year and I love it! Yes it it very much a skirmish game. Players rarely use more than 10 models per side. Its supposed to play out small special forces actions. The ARO Automatic Reaction Order system totally breaks up you go I go play. The non active player gets to react to the active players actions with in the active players turn. So there is no actual down time for either player. Its pretty popular in a number of countries.
Yes Dorthonion its very anime in feel. It was heavily influence by the Ghost in the Shell TV series.
But they do have a low tech faction with figures that might tickle your fancy.